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More random pickings from Kevin Lewis' blog:

• For complex problems, go with your gut.
• Emotions are contagious - as seen through Facebook status updates.
• How to encourage organ donation? Cue regret. (And how to encourage moral behavior in general? Place a pair of eyes in view.)
• In car designs, we prefer the prototypical but with a little complexity on top. (But when it comes to architecture, we prefer the prototypical and less complex.)
• Poor impulse control may not always be a bad thing. (But those of us with poor impulse control, can train ourselves to resist temptation nonetheless.)
• We not only judge people more who are actively (vs. passively) immoral; we are also less apt to be actively (vs. passively) immoral.
• A comparison of Northern vs Southern public identities - as surmised from personal ads.
• Individualism is good for the economy.
• Montreal: how a creative urban petri dish gave birth to Cirque du Soleil.
• Want to know what tunes will be future hits: hook a few teens up to an MRI.
• The messenger is the most powerful message - at least when it comes to political videos on Youtube. (And Youtube watchers feel more politically effective than non-watchers, although they're more cynical about government.)
• A sense of humor is, no joke, good for dating.